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2012 Conference Plans and More

As promised, I’ve begun to upload info for the May 16-19 Colorado Christian Writers Conference to the website. (I hope to get some info for the August 1-4 Philly conference uploaded before midnight!) Of course, I haven’t gotten as far as I hoped, but you can view the list of 50 authors, editors, agents, and PR specialists presently on Colorado’s faculty by clicking here. Sadly, once you click on this page the navigation structure disappears. My ten-year-old, no-longer-supported FrontPage software finally crashed. I’ve “upgraded” to Expression Web 2. The 972 page online manual is intimidating to say the least.

I’m reminded again of the apostle Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 12:10 (TLB):

“When I am weak, then I am strong –
the less I have, the more I depend on him.

My paraphrase:

“When I am tired and overwhelmed,
confused, and frustrated,
and when I do not feel smart enough
to learn how to use my new Smartphone
or master a new computer program,
then I can know His strength –
the less energy, time, wisdom,
and computer expertise I possess,
the more I depend on Him.”

How I thank God for His promises. They are my “faithful armor” (Psalm 91:4) when the evil one tries to convince me something is impossible.

This year I’ve committed to again read through the entire Bible. (It’s been too long!) I’ll be using Tyndale’s The One Year Study Bible that I purchased a month or two ago. Despite all the hoopla, I’m still not sold on ebooks and do not own a Kindle. I like to hold a real book in my hand, turn the pages, and mark them up. I am excited, however, about the hundreds of free reading plans in various translations that http://www.youversion.com/about/reading-plans offers. They can be downloaded to your computer or phone or sent daily via an email. I hope you’ll visit their website and ask Father to show you the plan He wants you to follow. After all, if we’re going to “write His answer,” it’s critical that we spend time in His Word.

Father, thank You for the freedom we have to study Your Word. Help us to make it a priority to bury Your Word deep in our hearts. May all that we think and write, say and do be a reflection of You in this coming year.